The Salah Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The Salah Foundation funds non-profit organisations across the United States working on strengthening families and communities, education, medical research, community development and self-sufficiency programmes, with further themes including mental health, veteran services, early childhood education, education in arts/culture, animal welfare and human trafficking elimination, so check your work fits one of these areas before approaching.
- It only accepts applications by invitation and does not accept unsolicited requests, so wait to be invited; if invited, expect the process to begin with an initial interview or site visit, followed by a proposal brief/pre-funding form, before a full grant application is submitted.
- Keep any request modest: about eight in ten of its 206 grants to organisations fall between $5,000 and $100,000, the median grant was $25,000, and half of its grants were $25,000 or less, although the largest grant made was $1,000,000.
- With 72% of its grant dollars going to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, this looks like a relationship-led funder where being known to the foundation matters.
- Do not apply if you are a start-up or are seeking funding for international programmes, general operating or overhead costs, or marketing campaigns, as the foundation states it does not fund these.
Overview
The Salah Foundation is a US private foundation based in Fort Lauderdale, FL.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Salah Foundation supports non-profit organisations in the United States that strengthen families and communities and help people become productive and responsible citizens. Its special interests include education, medical research, community development and self-sufficiency programmes for economically disadvantaged people, young people, older people and disabled people. Its stated fields also encompass health, science, education, and human and animal rights. The foundation uses a targeted grant process and invites selected organisations to apply.
Themes
- Medical research
- Mental health
- Veteran services
- Early childhood education
- Education in arts/culture
- Animal welfare
- Human trafficking elimination
Geographic Focus
United States.
What They Don't Fund
- Start Ups
- International Programs
- General Operating/Overhead
- Marketing Campaigns
- General initiatives or overhead
How to apply
The process begins with an initial interview or site visit to understand the organisation’s growth plan and grant opportunities. It then uses a proposal brief/pre-funding form to define the programme and budget and secure approval to proceed to a grant application.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 72% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 206 grants to organisations were $25,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- Applicants should explain the need for their request and exactly how they will use the grant money.
- Applicants should describe how their programme will address a need and improve the health and well-being of its target audience.
- Applicants should show that they have planned for successful execution and evaluation.
- Applicants should focus on the return on the foundation’s investment and define what success will look like.
- The foundation favours short, powerful pitches that are convincing without being verbose.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 5%
- The largest single recipient received 26% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 72% of grant dollars went to organisations The Salah Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 82 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $20,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Broward Health Foundation · Program support$1,000,0002024 tax year
- Regents of University of California San Francisco · Program support$500,0002024 tax year
- University of Miami · Program support$300,0002024 tax year
- Steadman Philippon Research Institute · Program support$250,0002024 tax year
- Childrens Hospital Foundation · Program support$137,0002024 tax year
- Broward Performing Arts Foundation · Program support$135,0002024 tax year
- Transformations by Austin Angels · Program support$100,0002024 tax year
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Program support$100,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Frank Ronald Mastriana — Trustee
- Megan N Fearnow — Grants Advisory Board
- Frederick D Churbuck — Grants Advisory Board
- Noreen S Burpee — Executive Director & Grants Advisory
- Joseph G Salah — Grants Advisory Board
- George J Taylor — Grants Advisory Board
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $6,530,943 | $4,322,112 | $115,641,482 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $5,091,871 | $2,873,868 | $126,527,310 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $6,166,440 | $4,296,486 | $136,772,682 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
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- Fort Lauderdale, FL
- salahfoundation.org
Applying to The Salah Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Fort Lauderdale, FL
- salahfoundation.org